Envelope



M. I. SNAPE Oct. 20,. 1925..

ENVELOPE Original Filed Jan. 7'. 1922 gmmntoo Patented (Glut 2, l fildi v "STATES PAT MARY IRENE SNAPE, 0F SPRINGFIELD, ILLINUIS.

' ENVELOPE.

Original application filed January 7, 1922, Serial No. 527,575. Divided and this application filed July 29,

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, MARY IRENE SNAPE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at I Springfield in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented certam new and useful Improvements in Envelopes, of.

which the following is a specification.

This invention has referenceto envelopes used for mailing purposes in which, things which are ordinarily subject to different postal rates, and which are usually sent in separate envelopes and cartons may be ii closed in practically one and the same package and the sender thus assured that such' things will arrive at their destination together, and is a division of an application filed January 7, 1922, Serial No. '527,575.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a package for mailingpurposes in which may be inclosed automobile license.

accomplishment of this end, the package is formed with two compartments or pockets; one a large-compartment or pocket to contain the license plates and designed to be accessibiy fastened, and the other a relatively smaller compartment or pocket to contain the registration card and designed to be inaccessibly sealed.-lhe lattercompartment or pocket is preferably provided with a window in one of its walls to expose the name and address of the addressee to whom the plates and the card are being mailed. I I

A further object of the invention is to form the envelope from a blank made from a single sheet of material, paper or cardboard, and to-so designindent the blank that the small compartment or pocket for the registration card may be located at one I end of the package with an opening therea into at the end of the package, for the insertion of the registration or address card therein.- I I I I The invention contemplates a two compartment envelope for the purposes herein stated, and for all andjsuch other purposes 'andithe front wall broken away to show a Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view as the same would appear, if taken on the ing Figure 4:, that the package is made from a single sheet of material which is cut or Serial No. 46,800.

in which it may be desirable to mail things subject todiiferent postal rates. That the invention may be more fully understood, reference ishad to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthe present description, illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which Figure- 1 is a front view of an envelope embodying my invention, the smaller compartment or pocket preferably having an opening therein at the end of the envelope,

certain construction;

Figure 2 is a cross-section as the same would appear, if taken on the line 2-2 Figure 1;

line 33 re 1; I

Figured 1s a plan view of the blank, when cut, and before the envelope is formed as in Figure 1.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the figures.

Referring to Figures 1' to 4, both inclusive, it will be observed, particularly viewstamped, so that when scored it may be folded into an envelope constructed, as shown in. Figure 1. Such sheet has a front wall 1 and a back wall 2, the line ofdivision between the two being preferably scored, as at a, so that 1 and 2 may be folded on each other, as in Figure 1, to provide a large compartment or (pocket 10 therebetween.

The back 2 along its longitudinal edge is co provided witha flap 3 and the line of division between the flap and back is preferably scored, as at b, so that when 1 and 2 are folded on each other, the flap 3 is folded over the front wall 1 and pasted down, as We 7 shown in Figures 1 and 3. Said back 2, I along a part of one transverse ed e is provided with a flap 4 and the line 0 division between said flap" and the back is preferably scored, as at 0, and such flap serves as a clolee sure for inaccessibly sealing the small compartment or pocket, by being folded over the end of the front wall and pasted down, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The front-wall 1, along apart of one transverse edge is pro vided with a flap 5 and the line of division between said flap and the front is preferably scored, as at d, and such flap is folded over the back 2, after 1 and 2 have been folded on each other, and said flap pasted down against the back, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. The front wall 1 has formed integrally therewith the preferably rectangular section 6 joined thereto at one end of the dinal edges of the said section 6 and to the front wall 1 to provide a small compartment or pocket 11 within the. compartment or pocket 10 of the envelope. The compartment or pocket 10 preferably opens out of one end of the envelope, whereas the compart ment or pocket 11 opens out of the opposite end of said envelope. The compartment or pocket 11 is inaccessibly closed by the flap 4, as previously explained, which is pasted down and over the open end of the compartment or pocket 11 and against the front wall 1, see Figure 1. To guide and insure the entrance of a registration or address card into the compartment or pocket 11 when inserted therein, the section 6 of the front wall 1 at the end of the envelope is provided with aflap 7 and the line of division between said'fiap and said section is scored, as at f, so that when the section 6 is folded in, the flap is also folded in and preferably pasted down against the back wall 2, see Figure 2, and dotted lines Figure 1. The compartment or pocket 10 is preferably accessibly closed by a flap 9 provided on the transverse edge of the front wall 1, opposite the location of flap 5 and the entrance into the compartment or pocket 11. The line'of division between said flap 9 and said front wall 1 is scored, as at 9, that the flap may be folded over the opening leading into compartment or pocket 10 and the said flap secured by any form-of metal fastener or by a string and button fastener shown in dotted lines, in Figure 1. That the name and act.

dress on the registration or; address card may be visible through the front wall 1 of the small compartment or pocket 11, It provide the wall 1 with a window 12, and preferably covering such window is a transparent sheet 13 which is pasted along its longitudinal edges and inner transverse edge to the front wall 1, see Figures-2 and 3.

VVhile the foregoing described package has its value as a container for automobile license plates and the registration card, it is of course understood, there is no limit to the uses to which the same may be put, and whatever the character or description of the thing mailed in the compartment or pocket 10, the compartment or pocket 11 may contain the name and address of the addressee which may appear on a letter, small envelope containing a letter, or other piece of first class mailable matte-r.

Use of the within described invention obviates the necessity of mailing things, subject to different postal rates. in separate packages, and thereby removes the annoyance due to the delivery of one class of mail with one delivery, and the delivery of a different class of mail matter with another delivery providing of course one or the other pleces of mail is not lost. This has been particularly annoying in the sending of automobile license plates and registration cards. Owners of several cars have been inconvenienced by the receipt of automobile license plates for their different cars, without their registrationdesignating cards. and the plates could not be used until knowledge of which car a particular plate was to be applied thereto. With the package shown and described, however, the plates and card, will arrive together and will be handed to the addressee in practically one and the same envelope, but in a manner that complies with the postal laws, one being sealed and the other unsealed, and each having its own proper postage. The first class postage is applied at@ on the front wall 1 of the envelope, while the proper postage for" the contents of compartment or pocket 10 is applied at D on the front wall 1.

If the window 12 is omitted, the address can be placed on the envelope, preferably in the area described by the lines it and e' and the right angle edges at one end of the envelope. The return card of the sender may appear at the upper left hand corner of the envelope, in the usual manner.

What I claim is 1. In an article of the type set forth, a.

the window and to form a smaller compartment, in'conjunction'with the front, said extension having an outer end in approximate register with the adjacent end of the front to form an inlet for said smaller compartment, a flap on said end of the front between the window and the rear side edge of the front and secured to the back, a flap the adjacent end of the back secured to the front and over the said outer'end of the extension and a flap on the outer end of the extension secured to the back and forming a guide at the inlet of the smaller compartment.

2. A blank for forming a compartment comparatively smaller compartment for mailing things subject to different postal rates, comprising a sheet of material scored longitudinally to provide front and back portions for the envelope; the front portion provided with a con'iparatively short extension on its longitudinal edge at one end of tions, and further provided with flaps at either end thereof with scoring between the same and saidfront portion, the flapat the end of the said front portion opposite the end having said extension arranged for accessibly closing one end of the large compartment; said extension on the front portion being scored transversely to provide a flap arranged together with the flap on the corresponding end of the front portion to seal that end of the large compartment when said extension is folded in, andthe back portion provided with a flap along its longitudinal edge with a scoring between said flap and said back portion for securing the open longitudinal edge of front andback portions when the envelope is folded, and also-provided with a flap along one transverse edge arranged to non-accessibly seal.

the smaller compartment when the envelope is folded.

3. A blank for forming an envelope having compartments differing in size, comprising a single sheet of material scored longitudinally to provide front and back portions for the envelope and one of said compartments and one wall only for the other compartment; the front portion provided with a comparatively short section on its longitudinal edge at one end of the envelope with a scoring between said section and said front portion for the inturning of said section to provide the back wall for said last mentioned compartment, and also provided with an address window arrangedto lie above said section when the same is inturned to lie between said front and back portions, and further provided with a flap at each end thereof with a scoring therebetween and said front portion, one 'fiap arranged for accessibly closing one end of the envelope,- the other flap arranged'for non-accessibly sealing a portion of the other end of the envelope; said section provided with'a projection and with a scoring there between, which is ada ted to secure the section to the back portlon of the envelope to provide an openin envelope into one of said compartments, the back portion provided with transversely and longitudinally arran ed flaps with a scoring between'the same an back portion arran ed tonon-accessiblyseal the longitudmal e go on theend of the non-accessibly sealing. one of said compartments.

4. A blank for forming a two compartment envelope, one relatively larger than the other, comprising a singlesheet of imaterial scored longitudinally to provide a front and back for the envelope; the front portion having a flap at one end with a scoring there.-between, said flap arranged for accessibl closing one end of the envelope, an provided with a wall-forming section for the smaller of the two compartments at the other end of the envelope with ascoring between said section and said front portion, said front portion and said section each having flaps with scorings between of the envelope having said section and for said portion and section and arranged to co-act in non-accessibly sealing the end of one compartment, and the back portion having transversely and longitudinally arranged flaps with scoring between the same and the back portion, one of which is arranged to non-accessibly close one longitudinal edge of the envelope and the other arranged to non-accessibly close the open end of the envelope providing communication with the small compartment of the envelope; 5 i

5. In an article of the type set forth, a sheet folded to have a back and a front, the front havingia window, an extension on the front at one end thereof folded to underlie the window and to form a smaller compartment, in conjunction with the front,

said extension having an outer end in approximate register with the adjacent end of the front to form an inlet for said smaller compartment, a flap on said end of the front bet-ween the window and the rear side edge of the front and secured to the back and a flap on the adjacent end of the-back secured to the front and over the said outer end of the extension.

6. A blank for forming an envelope having a large and a smaller compartment including a sheet foldable to provide a front and a back, an extension on thefront at one end thereof having an outer end substantially registering with the adjacent end of the front, said front having a window'and said extension being foldable to underlie the window and to form a. smaller compartment in conjunction with the front, a flap on the adjacent end of the front between the window and the rear side of the front formed to be secured to the back, a flap .on the back adjacent the rear side thereof formed to extend over the said outer end of the extension, .and a foldable flap on the outer end of the extension formed for securement to the back to form a guide for the inlet of .the smaller compartment.

' 7. A blank for forming an envelope having a large and a smaller compartment in-' cluding a sheet foldable to provide a front ten and a back, an extension on the front at the Window and the rear side of the front one end thereof having an outer end subformed to be secured to the hack, and e flap H stantially registering with the adjacent end on the back adjacent the rear side thereof of the front, said front heving a Window formed to extend, over the said outer end of and said extension Being foldable to underthe extension. 1

lie the Window and to form a smaller com- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. partment in conjunction with: the front, a I

flap on the adj ecent end of the front between MARY IRENE SN APE. 

